Comparison

Idle Mastermind vs thecooldown

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Idle Mastermind

Embrace your inner supervillain in this idle simulation game. Build a secret lair, recruit henchmen, and execute dastardly plans to take over the world. Choose from three unique villains, each with their own strategies and grand schemes.

Highlights
  • Play as 3 distinct supervillains
  • Build and customize your evil lair
  • Hire and manage an army of henchmen
  • Raid cities for resources
  • Unlock new research and skills
  • Execute evil grand plans
Features
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Ever wanted to be the villain? To build a lair? Hire henchmen? Fight superheroes? Concoct dastardly plans? Raid a city? Or… take over the world? No? What, really? Sure you do! Idle Mastermind, from the makers of Idle Apocalypse, is the best supervillain simulator of 2020! Play as three supervillains. The techy but tiny: Dr DOS. The gangster crime boss: Yara. Or the unpredictable: LOL. Each has their own evil grand plan. Build a lair to run your empire from. Hire a bunch of evil henchmen to do your bidding. Raid the city above to gain precious resources. Unlock new research and skills to improve your criminal, idle empire. When you’re ready, execute your evil plan and bring about the apocalypse! Play as 3 distinct villains, each with: + A unique lair with special floors and henchmen. + Different strategies, skills and stories. + Unique resource management styles. Build your dream lair: + 30 unique floors. + Floors that will generate resources while offline. + Special floors with unique gameplay elements. Hire an army of evil thugs: + 20+ henchmen. + Different classes, abilities. + Unique resource management gameplay. And more...! + Collect heaps of skins. + Complete events. + Join the Evil Eye Association. On top of that it has all the humour and inane chatter of a Grumpy Rhino game. The makers of Idle Apocalypse. Lovers of simulation games and incremental clickers won’t be able to put down this dastardly, near criminal RPG.

About

thecooldown

Log, rate, and review your entire gaming history. Create custom tier lists, participate in community polls, and play daily guessing games. Connect with other gamers and build your personalized gaming profile.

Highlights
  • Log and track played games
  • Rate and review games
  • Create custom tier lists
  • Participate in weekly Versus matchups
  • Play daily 'Guess the Game'
  • Follow friends and join discussions
Features
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thecooldown is the ultimate platform for gamers who want to track, review, and share their gaming journey. Log every game you play. Rate them, track your hours, and build your gaming profile. Playing it, completed it, 100%'d it, dropped it, or sitting in your backlog — keep track of it all. Link your Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation accounts to import your library and hours automatically, and pick up right where you left off with Continue Playing. Write reviews and share your honest opinions with the community. See what others think and discover your next favourite game. Create tier lists and rank your favourite games, characters, and franchises. Share them with friends and settle the debate once and for all. Vote in weekly Versus matchups — who wins in a fight? Master Chief or Captain Titus? Joel Miller or Arthur Morgan? Cast your vote and see how the community decides. Play Guess the Game daily and build your streak. Genre, release year, platform, developer — use the clues to figure out the mystery game before your guesses run out. Share your best moments. Upload screenshots to any game's page — the best ones get featured for the whole community to see. Every Sunday, get your Weekly Review — a personal recap of everything you played, reviewed, and ranked, complete with your streaks, stats, and Versus picks, ready to share. Earn badges as you go, from writing your first review to logging thousands of hours, and show them off on your profile. Join community discussions, follow other gamers, and keep up with what your friends are playing through the feed. Your gaming identity, all in one place.

Screenshots

Idle Mastermind4 screens
thecooldown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: thecooldown at none against Idle Mastermind's 12. thecooldown also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 68%). Idle Mastermind's advantage is ratings volume (440 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Idle Mastermind sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. thecooldown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

thecooldown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Mastermind has 440 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Idle Mastermind's written reviews are positive against 100% of thecooldown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Mastermind ships an update every 6 weeks, thecooldown every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Idle Mastermind versus thecooldown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle Mastermindthecooldown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (440 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings440 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size286 MB31 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGrumpy Rhino Games LTDEdward Irvine

Customer experience

Idle Mastermind

All ratings440 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative26.8%

thecooldown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Idle Mastermind

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Game crashes when Counterfeit character robs buildings
  • Random audio error producing persistent chopping/high-five sounds
  • Progress randomly deleted without explanation
  • Game crashes at startup after updates
  • Laboratory won't produce microchips, causing soft-lock
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  • Ad boost offers not functioning
  • Graphics rendering issues on some iPhones
  • Mission quest exploit allowing infinite gem farming

Requested features

6 requests
  • Increase progression speed by 20%
  • VIP program with spending-based rewards and stat bonuses
  • Skin texture overhaul with Sid's tower theme
  • More content and longer event durations
  • Better balance between free and paid progression paths
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  • Additional activities in city and base areas

thecooldown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Idle Mastermind

One-time12
  • 200 Gems$4.99
  • 500 Gems$9.99
  • Event Pack$9.99
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  • Yara Starter Pack$9.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • Seasonal Bundle$9.99
  • More Everything$14.99
  • Golden Throne$14.99
  • 1,250 Gems$19.99
  • LOL Starter Pack$24.99
  • 2,500 Gems$29.99
  • Double Trouble$49.99
None

thecooldown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Mastermind free?
Idle Mastermind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is thecooldown free?
thecooldown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idle Mastermind or thecooldown?
thecooldown is rated higher. Idle Mastermind averages 4.6 out of 5 from 440 ratings, while thecooldown averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Idle Mastermind or thecooldown have ads?
Idle Mastermind shows ads; thecooldown does not.
Which is updated more often, Idle Mastermind or thecooldown?
Idle Mastermind ships an update every 6 weeks, and thecooldown every 4 days. Most recently, Idle Mastermind was updated on October 9, 2026 and thecooldown on October 1, 2026.

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